The Embers of Neltharion patch in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight opens up the subterranean Zaralek Cavern zone. Chasing the Primalist forces as they search for new powers within the Aberrus laboratory, an avid adventurer will find a variety of activities and rewards in the cavern.

Whether you make friends with the Loamm Niffen or contend against Scalecommander Sarkareth in the Aberrus, The Shadowed Crucible raid, there is plenty to do and explore. This guide will teach you how to navigate around the Zaralek Cavern, the best ways to experience the variety of content, and which rewards you might want to target.

How To Navigate The Zaralek Cavern

The Zaralek Cavern can be accessed from three entrance locations, all of which lie at the edges of the Ohn’ahran Plains. The initial Embers of Neltharion questline will take you into the Cavern, introducing you to the major plot points that lead up to the Primalists blasting open The Throughway.

Once inside, you will need to complete a few more short quests before unlocking the full zone. A moderately sized area, the zone can be divided up into a few key areas. To the East lies the settlement of Loamm, where the Niffen race resides. This is the zone’s major quest hub, and you will be spending a lot of time in and around this area.

To the West is the Zaqali Caldera, which contains a high number of elite enemies. While Dragonriding, you will also build up stacks of Dragonslayer’s Sight which will automatically dismount you once you reach ten. Landing will help clear your stacks, but with the amount of lava and tough enemies in this section, you should take care when navigating around.

The Aberrus raid lies to the far North of the zone and does not require any pre-quests to unlock.

As with other Dragonflight zones, there are Dragon Glyphs to be found in the Zaralek Cavern, with eight in total:

• Aberrus Approach: 48, 4
• Acidbite Ravine: 46, 36
• Glimmerogg: 41, 80
• Loamm: 54, 54
• Nal Ks’kol: 62, 70
• Slitherdrake Roost: 55, 27
• The Throughway: 72, 48
• Zaqali Caldera: 30, 45

Most of these Glyphs will be found very high up in the air, with some even nestled among the stalactites in the cavern’s ceiling.

What Should You Do In Zaralek Cavern?

The major activities to do in the Zaralek Caverns are:

• Rare killing
• Loamm Niffen renown
• Sniffensneeking
• Public Loamm Niffen Events
• Researchers Under Fire weekly event
• The Zaqali Elders world boss
• Collect Dragon Glyphs
• Snail Racing Daily

The majority of this content will grant you reputation with the Loamm Niffen, who are the Zaralek Cavern’s major renown.

Most of the aforementioned activities are reliant on daily or weekly resets, with the rares being limited to a certain number of spawns each day. The Zaralek Cavern’s rare locations are as follows:

Rare Name	Location	Notes
Alcanon	56, 73	Spawns with “Alcanon toils to protect the deep secrets of the cavern.”
Aquifon	48, 75	Spawns with “Aquifon stirs the waters in the cascades.”
		Can drop the Aquapo battle pet.
Brullo the Strong	41, 86	Spawns with “The strong are gathering in Glimmerogg to test their mettle.”
		Can drop the Brul battle pet.
Colossian	48, 23	Spawns with “Colossian defends its ancient post.”
Dinn	28, 51	Spawns with “The drone of ancient drums echoes throughout the cavern.”
		Can drop the Jrumm’s Drum toy.
Emberdusk	31, 50	Spawns with “Emberdusk’s plumage burns with dark flames.”
Flowfy	35. 43	Spawns with “A vicious roar resonates through the caldera.”
General Zskorro	42, 18	Spawns with “Barked orders can be heard from within the Brimstone Garrison.”
Goopal	68, 45	Spawns with “Goopal blends its shell in with the environment.”
		Can drop the Winding Slitherdrake: Long Chin Horn customisation.
Invoq	45, 33	Spawns with “A champion emerges on the ancient battlefield.”
		Can drop the Molten Lava Pack toy.
Kairoktra	42, 65	Spawns with “A flesh of teeth and wings darts across the cavern ceiling.”
		Can drop the Cobalt Shalewing mount.
Kapraku	59, 39	Spawns with “Kaprachu roars after making a fresh kill.”
Klakatak	54, 41	Spawns with “The snapping of great claws can be heard from the waters.”
Kob’rok	64, 55	Spawns with “Kob’rok hisses and slithers under the earth.”
		Can drop the Ridged Shalewing mount.
Magtembo	40, 38	Spawns with “The great war beast bathes in the burning fires.”
Professor Gastrinax	52, 18	Spawns with “Maniacal laughter and explosions can be heard echoing in the cavern.”
		Can drop the Winding Slitherdrake: Cluster Horns customisation.
Skornak	36, 52	Spawns with “You feel the temperature within the cavern rises significantly.”
		Can drop the Skornak’s Lava Ball toy.
Spinmarrow	54, 65	Spawns with “Spinmarrow watches its prey with its many eyes.”
Subterrax	38, 46	Spawns with “The earth trembles in the caldera.”
Underlight Queen	57, 69	Spawns with “An eerie yet soothing light flickers in the darkness from underneath large wings.”
		Can drop the Teardrop Moth battle pet.
Viridian King	38, 71	Spawns with “The crystalline structures begin to stir.”

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The countdown between the announcer message and the rare spawn can be checked by talking to the Loamm Scout NPC at the rare’s location.

Zaralek Cavern Rewards

All the Zaralek Cavern activities will reward you with a variety of currencies. These can be used to either barter with the Loamm Niffen, or spent to directly upgrade your gear, depending on the level.

There are of course the normal battle pet, toy and mount rewards. The available mounts are:

The following currencies can be given to the Loamm Niffen for primarily cosmetic rewards:

• Unearthed Fragment Coins
• Barter Bricks
• Barter Boulders
• Dragon Isles Supplies

These currencies can be spent to increase the item level of your Explorer, Veteran, Champion, and Hero level items:

• Flightstones
• Whelpling’s Shadowflame Crests
• Drake’s Shadowflame Crests

Although Flightstones are capped at 2000, they can be infinitely spent and farmed.